Call the Shots

One time, on the first day of a new job, my new boss informed me that he called all the shots around there.  I told him that I was surprised to hear that, since I'd certainly had jobs in the past where the bosses were alcoholics, but I'd never had a job where they not only were so open about it, but encouraged it with their employees as well.  For some reason, I didn't last very long at that job.  Some people aren't very good at keeping their skeletons in the closet.